ARGYNNIS IV. 



ARGYNNIS CORONIS, 1-4. 



Argynni.i Coronis (Co-ro'-nis), Behr, " No. 2," Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci., II., 173, 18G-2; Edwards, Proc. 

 Ent. Soc, Pliil., III., 435, 1864. Juha, Boisduval, Lcp. de la Cal., 60, 18G9; 9 Neradensis, Edw., But. N. 

 A., I., ])1. .3.% fi.,'s. 3, 4, 1871. 



Primaries long, narrow, moderately arched, .slightly concave on hind margin. 



Male. — Expands 2.15 to 2.3 inches. 



Upper side yellow-fidvous, but varying, many examples reddish ; hind margins 

 bordered by two parallel lines, which enclose narrow fulvous spaces between the 

 black nervules ; the sub-marginal lunules narrow, serrate or lunular ; the extra- 

 discal rounded spots small ; the mesial band rather heavy on pi'imaries, light on 

 secondaries ; the other markings as in the allied species ; fringes luteous, black 

 at the ends of the nervLiles. 



Under side of primaries pale buff with a red or yellow tint, varying, the base 

 and the median nervules red-brown, often much diluted ; the sub-apical patch 

 brown, with three silver spots, the upper four or five spots within the marginal 

 lunules silvered. 



Secondaries yellow brown from base to outer edge of second row of spots, 

 mottled in shades, the band beyond clear and of the lighter .shade ; the spots 

 large, well silvered ; the outer row sub-serrate, edged above with red ; the 

 second row mostly sub-ovate, slightly edged above with black ; the third row so 

 edged ; a round spot in cell, sometimes duplex, ringed black ; three spots at base 

 in the several interspaces ; shoulder and inner margin well silvered. 



Body above dark fulvous, beneath, the thorax gray-fulvous, the abdomen 

 yellowish ; legs red, yellowish on inner side ; palpi yellow, ferruginous at tip and 

 in front; antenna3 black above, ferruginous below; club black, ferruginous at 

 tip. 



Female. — Expands 2.7 to 3 inches. 



Same color ; the markings heavier ; the marginal lines confluent on primaries ; 

 the sub-marginal lunules on same wings enclose paler, often nearly white spots. 



